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Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)

(9a) Passengers must enjoy specific protection in the event of flight cancellations due to the insolvency of an air carrier or the suspension of an air carrier’s operations due to the revocation of its operating licence; air carriers should be obliged to provide sufficient evidence of security for the reimbursement of passengers or their repatriation.

2013/10/08
Committee: IMCO

Robert ROCHEFORT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point d

Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 2 – point l

(d) The following sentence is added to the definition of "cancellation" in point (l): 'A flight where the aircraft took off but, for whatever reason, was subsequently forced to land at an airport other than the airport of destination or to return to the airport of departure, shall be considered a cancelled flight.'deleted

2013/10/08
Committee: IMCO

Robert ROCHEFORT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point e

Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 2 – point v

«time of arrival» means the time when the aircraft ~~rea~~touches ~~the arrival stand and the parking brakes are engaged (in-block time)~~down on the runway;

2013/10/08
Committee: IMCO

Robert ROCHEFORT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b

Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 4 – paragraph 4

PWithout prejudice to a contractual clause explicitly and clearly stating the contrary, paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall also apply to return tickets where the passenger is denied boarding at the return journey on the grounds that he/she did not take the outward journey or did not pay an additional charge for this purpose. If a contractual clause clearly and specifically states that passengers who have not effected the outward journey may not travel on the return flight, passengers must be informed at the various stages of their booking of the terms applicable to the return flight if the outward ticket is not used, in particular: - of the fact that they may be denied boarding on the return flight if they have not effected the outward flight without there being a valid reason for this; - of what types of reasons are considered valid for failure to effect the outward flight and the acceptable deadlines and procedures for informing the carrier;

2013/10/08
Committee: IMCO

Robert ROCHEFORT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5

Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point 4 a (new)

4a. If the aircraft is rerouted to land at an airport other than the one initially scheduled for reasons beyond the air carrier's control, the latter shall arrange to transfer its passengers as rapidly as possible to the scheduled point of arrival and shall provide them with assistance in accordance with Article 8(1)(a).

2013/10/08
Committee: IMCO

Robert ROCHEFORT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5

Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 6 – paragraph 5

Subject to safety constraints, where a tarmac delay exceeds one hour, the operating air carrier shall provide free of charge access to toilet facilities and drinking water, shall ensure adequate heating or cooling of the passenger cabin, and shall ensure that adequate medical attention is available if needed. Where a tarmac delay reaches a maximum of f~~ive~~our hours, the aircraft shall return to the gate or another suitable disembarkation point where passengers shall be allowed to disembark and to benefit from the same assistance as specified in paragraph 1, unless there are safety-related or, security- related or legislative reasons why the aircraft cannot leave its position on the tarmac.'

2013/10/08
Committee: IMCO

Robert ROCHEFORT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c a

Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 6 – paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Paragraph 5a (new) is added: "5a. In the event of cancellation of a flight due to the insolvency of an air carrier or suspension of operations of an air carrier due to the revocation of its operating licence, passengers shall have the right to reimbursement or a return flight to the point of departure in accordance with point (a) of Article 8(1) and the right to care as specified in Article 9. Air carriers shall provide sufficient evidence of security for reimbursement and repatriation costs.’

2013/10/08
Committee: IMCO

Robert ROCHEFORT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6

Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 6 a – paragraph 1

Where a passenger misses a connecting flight as a result of a delay or change of schedule to a preceding flight, the Community air carrier ~~operating the onward connecting flight~~responsible for the delay shall offer the passenger:

2013/10/08
Committee: IMCO

Robert ROCHEFORT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13

Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 14 – paragraph 5

In the event of cancellation or delay in departure, passengers shall be informed by the operating air carrier of the situation as soon as possible and in any event no later than ~~30 minutes after~~ the scheduled departure time, and of the estimated departure time as soon as this information is available, provided the air carrier has received the passenger's contact details in accordance with paragraphs 6 and 7 in case the ticket was acquired via an intermediary.

2013/10/08
Committee: IMCO

Robert ROCHEFORT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Regulation (EC) No 2027/97
Article 6 d – paragraph 1 a (new)

Passengers shall be entitled to take on board free of charge, in addition to their cabin baggage allowance, any purchases from the airport departure area.

2013/10/08
Committee: IMCO

Robert ROCHEFORT

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1

War, conflicts political instability, security risks, acts of sabotage or terrorism rendering impossible the safe operation of the flight;

2013/10/08
Committee: IMCO

Activities of Robert ROCHEFORT related to 2013/0072(COD)

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Amendments (11)

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